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1,151 stories from The New York Observer

Derek Klena Brings Your Childhood Crush to Broadway in 'Anastasia' by Dana Schwartz, Dana Schwartz

Consider yourself officially absolved for any of the weirdness of having a crush on an animated character: with his floppy hair and John Cusack voice, Dimitri, the rogue-ish St. Petersburg s…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:49pm on April 10, 2017

Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole Thrill, Charge and Fascinate in 'War Paint' by Rex Reed

'War Paint' is one of those rare break-speed-records-to-get-there shows to save money for.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 4:12pm on April 7, 2017

Cobie Smulders: The Laughter Is Present by John Bonazzo

The star of 'How I Met Your Mother' and 'The Avengers' cracks jokes with Kevin Kline while her husband Taran Killam stars in Hamilton.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:00am on March 29, 2017

How a Tony-Winning Musical Inspired GoFundMe's Latest Viral Campaign by John Bonazzo

Dennis Wickline was inspired to start the campaign (which has a flexible goal structure) after seeing Alison Bechdel's story in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:26am on March 28, 2017

How 'Beauty and the Beast' Became a Heartbreaking Metaphor for AIDS by Dana Schwartz, Dana Schwartz

The story of a gay, Jewish man from New York who sparked the Disney Renaissance.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 5:41pm on March 24, 2017

Cole Porter's Lost Musicals Get the Revivals They Deserve by Will Friedwald, Will Friedwald

A bonanza of Cole Porter is upon us, including two cabaret shows, and no less than three productions of his Broadway musicals.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:58pm on March 21, 2017

The 14 Lines in 'Hamilton' That Are a Little Bit Annoying by Dana Schwartz, Dana Schwartz

After a year and a half of listening to 'Hamilton; objectively way too much, and consulting Twitter, I have complied the ultimate list of the most annoying lines in a modern American masterp…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:26pm on March 21, 2017

King Kong's Squeeze No More: Brie Larson's Spunky 'Kong: Skull Island' Heroine by Thelma Adams, Thelma Adams

It may be one baby step for a giant ape-like King Kong, or one leap forward in flip flops for a baseball-cap-wearing Hollywood mogul, but the female lead in Kong: Skull Island is nobody's wa…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:30pm on March 17, 2017

Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' Finds Scary Modern Relevance as New Opera by Jim Farber, Jim Farber

'[While] I was composing new music for 'The Wall' I was watching the Republican National Convention...the connection was surreal.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:15am on March 17, 2017

Sam Gold Goes Gross With 'The Glass Menagerie' by Rex Reed

No, they are not blasting for a new subway under the Belasco Theater. The noise you hear is the sound of a mortified Tennessee Williams, turning over in his grave over what pretentious hack …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:48pm on March 16, 2017

The Gentleman Caller Cometh: Finn Wittrock on the Endurance of 'The Glass Menagerie' by Drew Grant, Drew Grant

Wittrock performs alongside the likes of David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig in Othello, and Sally Field in Menagerie.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:00am on March 16, 2017

No 'Sweat': Lynn Nottage's Long-Overdue Broadway Debut, With Help From Johanna Day by Harry Haun

They aren't. Johanna Day and Michelle Wilson play best friends and line workers on the floor since high school, caught up in an old socioeconomic squeeze play brought on by hard-nosed, cost-…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:30am on March 15, 2017

'Groundhog Day' Musical Producer Smacks Down Ticket Scamming Troll on Message Board by John Bonazzo

A Broadway.com message board user asked over $300 for tickets he had gotten for free; the producers' response became a viral marketing tool.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 6:30am on March 14, 2017

John Lithgow Turns on His Wacky Charm For NBC's 'Trial & Error' by Anne Easton, Anne Easton

In 'Trial & Error', John Lithgow plays an eccentric Southern poet who may or may not have killed his wife.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:55am on March 13, 2017

Good Morning, Girls and Beasts: The Ultimate Musical Odd Couple by Thelma Adams, Thelma Adams

The dynamic of 'Beauty and the Beast' reflects the age difference between leading man and love interest that animates many Hollywood films.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 3:32pm on March 10, 2017

'Come From Away': New Musical About 9/11 Reminds Us About the Kindness of Strangers by Harry Haun

When someone asks you where you were the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, not only do you know precisely where you were, you also know what you were doing and how you somehow made it through the r…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:59am on March 8, 2017

'Significant Other' Brings a Dreary Theater Season to Vibrant Life by Rex Reed

In Joshua Harmon's exuberant comedy, expertly directed by Trip Cullman, Gideon Glick does a career-defining turn as Jordan Berman.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:05pm on March 7, 2017

In 'Significant Other,' Twentysomethings In Love and War by Harry Haun

The Franco-Prussian War almost started this week. That was the original title of the Joshua Harmon play that just bowed at the Booth, but the author chickened out. "I love that title," he un…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:59am on March 6, 2017

Barbarie Barrie: 'Significant Other' Star Keeps Her Blithe Spirit by Harry Haun

In Barrie's new play, granny gets her guy.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:56am on March 3, 2017

Kodo's Revamped 'Dadan' Brings Japanese Taiko Drumming Back to BAM by Justin Joffe, Justin Joffe

"After joining Kodo I have learned how a single [drum] hit can move an audience's mind."

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:32pm on March 1, 2017

9 Hilarious Memes of the Epic 'La La Land'/'Moonlight' Oscars Fail by John Bonazzo

Soon after Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced the wrong Best Picture winner, memes of the incident appeared on Twitter.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:49am on February 27, 2017

Social Download: Internet Reacts to Oscars 2017, 'Moonlight' and 'La La Land' by Liana Maeby, Liana Maeby

Welcome back to tvDownload's social media column " written for the people and by the people, like some kind of millennials' Pravda.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:37am on February 27, 2017

tvDownload's 2017 Oscars Liveblog: Let's Complain About 'La La Land' by Dana Schwartz, Drew Grant and Vinnie Mancuso, Dana Schwartz, Drew Grant and Vinnie Mancuso

Hope everyone is strapped in and enjoying themed cocktails made by your most ambitious type-A friend (I'll be enjoying my Manchester By The Seagrams)

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 8:23pm on February 26, 2017

Jake Gyllenhaal Talks Taking His Musical Shot in 'Sunday in the Park With George' by Harry Haun

t's good to report that Jake Gyllenhaal, who just made his Broadway musical debut in Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, was spared this special terror even hardcore career singers kn…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:56pm on February 24, 2017

Blah Blah 'La La Land' Will Crush the 89th Annual Academy Awards by Thelma Adams, Thelma Adams

It would take a 'Crash'-like upset to unseat the contemporary candy-colored musical of left coast dreams and disappointments, 'La La Land.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:14pm on February 23, 2017
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